Fat Cat Children’s Festival sends out call for volunteers
The Interior Savings Fat Cat Children’s Festival is in the Ànal stages of planning for the upcoming 27th annual edition of the Festival on Friday June 9 and Saturday June 10 at Waterfront Park in Kelowna, and organizers are calling for volunteers to step forward to help deliver the creative festival for kids.
“The Festival relies on over 150 volunteers to come help with a variety of jobs, from helping kids at activity stations like the Crafty Cats and Face Painting, to greeting festival goers at the Gates and Information Booths, to the ‘behind the scenes’ jobs such as the Operations and Traffic Control,” says artistic director Dorothee Birker. “We truly appreciate the fantastic support of these generous community members, giving up their time and sharing their skills, but we also know we have a fun and co-operative environment where our Festival Crew really has a great time working together.
“We have many incredible volunteers that have been volunteering with us for several years, and are so appreciative of their ongoing commitment.”
One of these volunteers is Kristin Lehman, who after completing her studies in an event management program, came out to the Festival for practical experience three years ago, and has since taken on additional tasks to help with the planning of the Festival as well as the Ànal execution of it. This year Kristin is the Festival’s volunteer director, and is looking after recruiting and scheduling all of the helpers.
Anyone interested in helping at the Festival this year can check out available positions at Volinspire.com or simply connect with Kristin at klehman@live.ca or 250-460-2227.
The festival this year celebrates the people and events of the region with its theme Okanagan Stories and features two full days of entertainment, learning and creativity, plus a fabulous parade. The Festival runs Friday, June 9 from 8:30 a.m,. to 2 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., starting with the parade on Cawston Avenue. To Ànd out more about the Festival, go online to fatcatfestival.ca.